Case Study: Radford College achieves a resilient, secure, high‑capacity campus network with Extreme Networks Fabric and Wi‑Fi 6

Radford College’s Deployment of Extreme Fabric Networking, Network Access Control, and Wi-Fi 6 Creates a Resilient, Secure, Flexible, and Modular Infrastructure

Radford College, an independent K–12 school in Canberra with more than 2,000 students on a 46‑acre campus, faced a five‑year ICT modernisation challenge to support a BYOD program, high device density and greater security and visibility across a sprawling environment. The College engaged Extreme Networks to replace legacy HP and Fortinet systems with Extreme Fabric networking, Network Access Control and Wi‑Fi 6 managed by ExtremeCloud IQ to create a resilient, secure, flexible and modular infrastructure.

Extreme Networks implemented Fabric Connect with ExtremeSwitching cores and edges, AP305C Wi‑Fi 6 access points and ExtremeCloud IQ for management and reporting. The deployment delivered three modular on‑prem data‑centre cores (with capacity to add more), a hyper‑converged cloud that reduced the previous data‑centre footprint to about 5% of its former size, reliable high‑capacity Wi‑Fi that can support 150–200 students simultaneously for NAPLAN testing, real‑time device visibility for rapid troubleshooting, and stronger, simplified security and operations.

Radford College

Carl Flanagan

IT Manager